Steamrail IT Solutions

Always great to go evey 2 year You can spend the whole day there.

Today was a great day to see steam trains doing their thing. Good friendly helpful staff and volunteers. Kids were clearly having fun getting up close to these engines. Older folk reminiscing.

Good open day. Lots to see how trains are repaired and restored.

Step back into our rich steam heritage with a visit to the Newport Workshops. The open day they held over the weekend was excellent. I counted 9 locos from the Y class from the 1880s to the mighty R class. They had 4 K class's in steam and showed them off in the parade. A nice fleet. The buildings are home to different groups dedicated to the task of restoring and maintaining our railway heritage.

The buildings are all heritage listed and show a glimpse into our once thriving industrial past. Its something that should be maintained and cared for, for future generations. Steamrail operates its steam tours out of these workshops. Its here at the workshops that all the maintenance etc is carried out. Steam locomotives needs lots of care and most of it is done by volunteers.

While the open day is only held every 2 years Steamrail runs a variety of tours every year Steamrail has been given 5 years more lease after which Victrack can retake the whole lot. Once Vicktrack has done this there is little doubt that they will sell off the land, let the buildings fall into disrepair and turn as much of it into ugly apartments as they can. Support Steamrail by going on a tour and through social media. Keep the past alive!

Went to the steamrail show on the labour day long weekend it was awesome seeing the old trains I hope they have it there again

One of, if not THE best heritage rail experience money can buy. For an extraordinarily low cost, you and your family can go on trips they will form lifelong memories of a time where not every single train looked the same, where one day you are on shuttles between popular suburban hotspots, and the next, you could be on a weekend trip across the state, and on yet another day, you could be riding at high speed through the Latrobe Valley on the near world famous Snow Train.

As of when this review is written, the author had their first trip with this amazing group, and it was nothing short of spectacular! Update: the author has now been to the bi-yearly open day, and has enjoyed Steam rails hospitality even more. An already spectacular group is now unparalleled.

We visited the Newport Workshops Open Day. This was a fantastic day out and a tribute to rail preservation. Kids and grown-ups had a blast with lots of interaction such as open carriages and locomotive cabins, while steam locos shunted back and forth all day. Highlights included a turntable in action and roaming through the timeless workshops.

This place is magnificent! It is full of historical trains and the buildings are as old as the steam trains. These workshops are staffed by volunteers that restore some of Victoria's oldest trains. You will be impressed by what has been done here. It's a must see, I totally recommend visiting Steamrail.